NPAlby

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1. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

   NPAlby replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Where do you work? Sounds like a regular day in Phoenix

2. Inpatient NPs - what is your patient load?

   NPAlby replied to ghillbert's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Lovemyplants, I'm a PsychNP but work at a crisis stabilization unit. We have a 16bed inpt unit along with our intake area. Just wonder what kind of unit you work on (geri, adult, dual diagnosis) and...

3. Meely-Mouthed Recruiters

   NPAlby replied to mountainaireNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Can you pm the company's name? I get phone calls daily from one company but then when I told them the pay rate I was looking for (locum tenens) they hung up on me! Just

4. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

   NPAlby replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Madglee, Where exactly do you work? PM if you can. Wouldnt mind moving if I could make numbers like that only working

5. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Salary

   NPAlby replied to lovemyplants's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Contractor here. Looks like Im going to make 225k by the end of the year. Of course I work like a mad woman but I have no kids and will probably slow it down. Looking for a raise so hopefully wont be...

6. Orientation for new grad Psych Nurse Practitioners

   NPAlby replied to weitt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Agree with the above posters. I think I had a week or so of orientation but that was just because it took a while to get me credentialed for their insurers, mental health system. My second job was...

7. RN or NP: which role was more stressful?

   NPAlby replied to Pachinko's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Less stressed as NP. I do have to worry about getting sued and negative outcomes. Still I feel like I have more control of my career and day to day work and therefore less overall

8. NP: Still a nurse?

   NPAlby replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yikes! Talk about hostile work environment. Where do you work that you have 30 NP's? Just

9. "Why didn't you go to medical school?"

   NPAlby replied to shannonFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hey, it's my honest answer. Maybe if I came from a more wealthy, more educated family I would have gone to med school . As it was I knew I had to pay my own way through school and life. I think my...

10. NP: Still a nurse?

    NPAlby replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "It's my straight cred" oops

11. NP: Still a nurse?

    NPAlby replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh wow! That is odd. Maybe she didnt have much RN time prior to her NP? Don't know but something's up because I think most of us are proud of our nursing experience. It's my straight

12. "Why didn't you go to medical school?"

    NPAlby replied to shannonFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When patients ask, I answer with "I had to work for a living." Kind of like when enlisted personnel are referred to as "sir" and they say "Im not an officer I work for a

13. NP: Still a nurse?

    NPAlby replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I still consider myself a nurse. I think I use "when I worked inpt" or "bedside" to differentiate the two roles. Now granted I wouldnt wanted to go back to RN bedside nursing but I am proud of my RN...

14. For those who relocated for first FNP job (long post)

    NPAlby replied to jaznia15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Moved 3k miles away from all I know as well. From NY to AZ and love it! I had always planned on moving out to AZ. Not because I knew anyone or anything about AZ but just because I knew it was warmer...

15. Stories of people who have gone straight from BSN to NP?

    NPAlby replied to priorities2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a PsychNP and completely agree with what you are talking about. I also realize that this may not be the case with non-psych NP's. Part of being a PsychNP is med mgt but the bigger part is...